Jedda

Name: Jedda
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1955-05-05
Cast: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor, Paul Reynall, George Simpson-Lyttle

It was DEATH for him to look on this Girl!

19551h 41mMovie

An aboriginal girl is brought up by a white family that adopts her. As a young woman, she is mysteriously drawn to go "Walkabout" as people of her tribe have for hundreds of years.

Adventure
Drama
Australia
Adoption
Adopted
Adopted Child
Adoptee
Australian Aboriginal
Aboriginal
Aborigine

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Cast

Rosalie Kunoth-MonksJedda
Robert TudawaliMarbuck
Betty SuttorSarah McMann
Paul ReynallJoe
George Simpson-LyttleDouglas McMann
Margaret DingleLittle Jedda
Willie FarrarLittle Joe
Tas FitzerPeter Wallis - Police Officer
Wason ByersFelix Romeo - Boss Drover
Dixie LeeAboriginal (uncredited)
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Details

Director: Charles Chauvel
Writers: Charles Chauvel, Elsa Chauvel
Release date: May 5, 1955
Runtime: 1h 41m
Original language: English
Studios: Charles Chauvel Productions

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb412 votes	6	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	not available	skipped
Metacritic	not available	skipped
Letterboxd	not available	skipped